In 1960, physicist Heinz von Foerster modeled exponential population growth and humorously predicted the world would “squeeze itself to death” on November 13, 2026. However, because global birth rates have since fallen and population is expected to peak around 10 billion, his prediction was a system warning rather than a literal apocalypse.
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